·adj Of or pertaining to Xanthin.
II. Xanthic ·adj Of or pertaining to xanthic acid, or its compounds; xanthogenic.
III. Xanthic ·adj Possessing, imparting, or producing a yellow color; as, xanthic acid.
IV. Xanthic ·adj Tending toward a yellow color, or to one of those colors, green being excepted, in which yellow is a constituent, as scarlet, orange, ·etc.